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Patrick Spencer vs Alberto Costa

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
81.1%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.3% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Appearances
23
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
10
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
24
-121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API